Haijian 46 (Chinese: 中国海监 46) is a China Marine Surveillance (CMS) ship in the 4th Marine Surveillance Flotilla of the East China Sea Fleet.[1] On September 11, 2012, after Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda purchased the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands from its private owners - the Kurihara family for ¥2.05bn, Haijian 46 and Haijian 49 set out to conduct operations in the waters around the disputed islands.[2]
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Name | Haijian 46 (CMS 46) |
Owner | East China Sea Branch, State Oceanic Administration |
Operator | 4th Marine Surveillance Flotilla, East China Sea Fleet, China Marine Surveillance |
Builder | Wuchang Shipbuilding |
Launched | April 2005 |
Commissioned | May 8, 2005 |
Homeport | Ningbo, Zhejiang |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1,101 metric tons |
Length | 73.9 meters |
Beam | 10.2 meters |
Draught | 3.4 meters |
Depth | 4.6 meters |
Propulsion | D683 diesel engine |
Speed | 14 knots (cruise), 16 knots (maximum) |
References
edit- ^ "Vessel details for: ZHONG GUO HAI JIAN 46 (Patrol Vessel) - IMO 9351878, MMSI 413210000, Call Sign BNRP Registered in China | AIS Marine Traffic". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ "Two CMS Ships Heads Diaoyu Islands to Manifest Sovereignty". Tencent (in Chinese). 11 September 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.